Nurturing the School Community: Teacher Induction and Professional Learning Communities

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Author Name:
Drexler, James L.

Binding:
Paperback

Book Condition:
Like New

Publisher U.S.A. Purposeful Design Publications 2011

ISBN Number
1583313834 / 9781583313831

Seller ID
044397

Like New condition. May have slight shelfwear from storage. No interior writing or highlighting. Nurturing the School Community : Teacher Induction and Professional Learning Communities By James L. Drexler PhD Product Details : Nurturing the School Community was written to address the problems of teacher attrition and lack of professional development in the Christian school. This practical guide for school leaders provides insight into properly inducting teachers into the school, and further engaging them purposefully in a plan for professional growth and development. Teacher attrition and lack of professional growth are costly, for schools and for students. Neearly half of first-year teachers will leave the profession within five years. In Nurturing the School Community, James Drexler describes ways to properly induct new teachers into your school and to purposefully facilitate the professional growth of all faculty and administration. He makes a strong case for the development of professional learning communities and offers practical details on how to establish effective ones. Both novice and veteran teachers need this kind of support in order to succeed. And Christian schools ought to be the vanguard of nurturing teachers. Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Purposeful Design; 1st edition (August 1, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1583313834 ISBN-13: 9781583313831 Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches